Golf

Some practitioners consider it to be a 'test of character' -- more than a mere game played with tees, clubs, and sand traps. Cynics simply complain that it's a 'good walk, spoiled'. Paul Kennedy delves into the rich traditions of Scotland's sporting gift

IdeasThe Myth of the Secular, Part 5 (Encore Oct 26, 2012)Jul 30, 2015 | 54:00In his book Political Theology: Four New Chapters, American legal theorist Paul Kahn argues that the foundations of the American state remain theological. He explores this theme with David Cayley.

IdeasWachtel on the Arts - Kaija Saariaho Part 1Jul 30, 2015 | 24:59Kaija Saariaho speaks with Eleanor Wachtel about her childhood in Finland, the development of her composing style in Paris, and the story of how she came to the forefront of 21st century music.

IdeasWachtel on the Arts - Kaija Saariaho Part 2Jul 30, 2015 | 27:30Kaija Saariaho speaks with Eleanor Wachtel about her childhood in Finland, the development of her composing style in Paris, and the story of how she came to the forefront of 21st century music.

IdeasVisions of Fire, Part 2 (Encore Nov 25, 2008)Jul 28, 2015 | 54:00Ideas about fire, domesticated and wild, past and present, bringer of life and death and life again. This "fire opera" by Max Allen features fire historian Stephen Pyne with a chorus of fire enthusiasts and fire fighters.

IdeasVisions of Fire, Part 1 (Encore Nov 24, 2008)Jul 27, 2015 | 54:00Ideas about fire, domesticated and wild, past and present, bringer of life and death and life again. This "fire opera" by Max Allen features fire historian Stephen Pyne with a chorus of fire enthusiasts and fire fighters.

IdeasThe Myth of the Secular, Part 4 (Encore Oct 24, 2012)Jul 23, 2015 | 54:00"The Fundamentals" was a series of books published between 1910 and 1915, which tried to set the basics of Christianity in stone. Fundamentalism now refers to any back-to-basics movement. Malise Ruthve in conversation with David Cayley.

IdeasWachtel on the Arts - Crystal Pite Part 2Jul 16, 2015 | 27:29Eleanor Wachtel talks to Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite. She's been called a "dance genius" for her risky, imaginative, and emotionally compelling work.

IdeasWachtel on the Arts - Crystal Pite Part 1Jul 16, 2015 | 25:00Eleanor Wachtel talks to Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite. She's been called a "dance genius" for her risky, imaginative, and emotionally compelling work.

IdeasThe Myth of the Secular, Part 3 (Encore Oct 23, 2012)Jul 16, 2015 | 53:58Early in the post-colonial era, politics in most Muslim countries were framed in secular and nationalist terms. During the last thirty years, the Islamic revival has dramatically changed this picture. David Cayley talks to anthropologist Saba Mahmood.

IdeasSelkirk's Grant (Encore Sept 4, 2012)Jul 15, 2015 | 53:59In the fall of 1812, the Earl of Selkirk established a small colony in what would become southern Manitoba. The tiny settlement changed Canada, introducing new ideas of what the west could be, including an early version of a multicultural Canada.

IdeasThe Myth of the Secular, Part 2 (Encore Oct 23, 2012)Jul 9, 2015 | 53:59The secular is often defined as the absence of religion, but secular society is in many ways a product of religion. David Cayley in conversation with British sociologist David Martin.